- ribald by WordNet
nounA ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language. adjectiveHumorously vulgar.usage: "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"synonyms: bawdy, off-color
- off-color by WordNet
... of good taste even verging on the indecent.usage: "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"synonyms: indelicate, off-colourHumorously vulgar.usage: "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"synonyms: bawdy, ribald
- bawdy by WordNet
nounLewd or obscene talk or writing.usage: "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"synonyms: bawdryadjectiveHumorously vulgar.usage: "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"synonyms: off-color, ribald
- Cleland by Dakota McKinney
John. 1709--89, British writer, best known for his bawdy novel Fanny Hill. (1748--49 ...
- Ribaldry by Lauren King
Ridicule (See MOCKERY.) Decameron, The Boccaccio’s bawdy panorama of medieval Italian life. [Ital. Lit.: Bishop, 314–315, 380] Droll Tales. Balzac’s Rabelaisian stories, told in racy medieval style and frequently gross. [Fr. Lit.: Contes Drolatiques. In Benét, 222 ...